Lee County School District January 2012 Common Core State Standards: An Overview

History of Standards 1989 – National Governors Association gives birth to the standards movement 1990 – National Education Goals Panel established 1996 – Achieve, Inc. launched 2001 – No Child Left Behind becomes law 2009 – Common Core State Standards effort 2010 – Common Core State Standards

BCI Update – April 30, 2010 – Language Arts Standards Update Since July 2009, the adoption of Florida’s 2009 draft of the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards in Language Arts (NGSSSLA) has been in a holding pattern, awaiting the final draft of the national Common Core Standards in K-12 English Language Arts, which is expected to be completed in late May The Florida Department of Education will adopt, word-for-word, the Common Core State Standards in Language Arts; however, a review committee has been appointed to compare the CCSSLA document to Florida’s 2009 draft standards for English language arts. When did Common Core begin in Florida?

VOLUME 1, ISSUE 3 FEBRUARY – Common Core Standards Update The Common Core State Standards in English/Language Arts and Mathematics were adopted by the Florida State Board of Education on July 27, Input was then sought in both content areas regarding how many, if any, of the existing Next Generation Sunshine State Standards should be added to the Common Core State Standards to ensure that Florida’s students were receiving the necessary rigor in their instruction. After careful consideration, the decision was made that the Common Core State Standards will be the only standards guiding instruction in English/Language Arts and Mathematics. The completeness and rigor of these standards is viewed nationally as preparing students to be college and career ready as well or better than most state standards. Common Core State Standards

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Florida’s Common Core State Standards Implementation Timeline Year/Grade Level K FLLLLL F L LLL CCSS fully implemented F L B L CCSS fully implemented and assessed F L F - full implementation of CCSS for all content areas L - full implementation of content area literacy standards including: (1) text complexity, quality and range in all grades (K-12), and (2) CCSS Literacy Standards in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (6-12) B - blended instruction of CCSS with Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS); last year of NGSSS assessed on FCAT 2.0

Reading Academic Plan – Kindergarten

Math Academic Plan – Kindergarten

SY Development begins SY First year pilot/field testing and related research and data collection SY Second year pilot/field testing and related research and data collection SY Full administration of PARCC assessments SY Launch and design phase Summer 2015 Set achievement levels, including college-ready performance levels

PARCC Assessment Design English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, Grades End-of-Year Assessment Innovative, computer- based items Performance-Based Assessment (PBA) Extended tasks Applications of concepts and skills Summative, Required assessment Interim, optional assessment Diagnostic Assessment Early indicator of student knowledge and skills to inform instruction, supports, and PD ELA - Speaking And Listening Assessment Locally scored Non-summative, required Optional Assessments/Flexible Administration Mid-Year Assessment Performance-based Emphasis on hard-to- measure standards Potentially summative

What are the key changes of the CCSS?

What about the other content areas?